Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bradfield in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Billy Hughes Liberal 1949–1952
  Harry Turner Liberal 1952–1974
  David Connolly Liberal 1974–1996
  Brendan Nelson Liberal 1996–2009
  Paul Fletcher Liberal 2009–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Bradfield[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 43,562 45.05 −15.28
Independent Nicolette Boele 20,198 20.89 +20.89
Labor David Brigden 16,902 17.48 −3.70
Greens Martin Cousins 8,960 9.27 −4.44
Independent Janine Kitson 3,018 3.12 +3.12
United Australia Rob Fletcher 2,496 2.58 +0.74
One Nation Michael Lowe 1,568 1.62 +1.62
Total formal votes 96,704 96.40 +0.45
Informal votes 3,616 3.60 −0.45
Turnout 100,320 92.43 −0.95
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Paul Fletcher 54,685 56.55 −10.01
Labor David Brigden 42,019 43.45 +10.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 52,447 54.23 −12.33
Independent Nicolette Boele 44,257 45.77 +45.77
Liberal hold  

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Bradfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 58,007 60.33 −0.79
Labor Chris Haviland 20,361 21.18 +4.17
Greens Tony Adams 13,177 13.71 +2.03
Sustainable Australia Stephen Molloy 2,826 2.94 +2.94
United Australia Marcus Versace 1,772 1.84 +1.84
Total formal votes 96,143 95.95 −0.50
Informal votes 4,056 4.05 +0.50
Turnout 100,199 93.38 +1.50
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 63,997 66.56 −4.48
Labor Chris Haviland 32,146 33.44 +4.48
Liberal hold Swing −4.48

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Bradfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 57,231 61.12 −3.96
Labor Katie Gompertz 15,926 17.01 +0.42
Greens Adrian Jones 10,936 11.68 −1.15
Independent Christine Berman 4,248 4.54 +4.54
Christian Democrats Chris Vale 3,497 3.73 +1.91
Liberty Alliance Peter Kelly 1,796 1.92 +1.92
Total formal votes 93,634 96.45 +2.16
Informal votes 3,446 3.55 −2.16
Turnout 97,080 91.88 −3.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 66,513 71.04 +0.10
Labor Katie Gompertz 27,121 28.96 −0.10
Liberal hold Swing +0.10

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Bradfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 57,506 64.84 +0.39
Labor Chris Haviland 14,720 16.60 −2.62
Greens Pippa McInnes 11,429 12.89 −3.45
Palmer United Blake Buchanan 2,366 2.67 +2.67
Christian Democrats John Archer 1,671 1.88 +1.88
Democratic Labour Paul Harrold 992 1.12 +1.12
Total formal votes 88,684 94.26 −1.64
Informal votes 5,401 5.74 +1.64
Turnout 94,085 93.62 +0.22
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 62,771 70.78 +2.60
Labor Chris Haviland 25,913 29.22 −2.60
Liberal hold Swing +2.60

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Bradfield[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 56,143 64.45 +5.06
Labor Sarah Gallard 16,742 19.22 −6.95
Greens Susie Gemmell 14,231 16.34 +5.28
Total formal votes 87,116 95.90 −0.13
Informal votes 3,722 4.10 +0.13
Turnout 90,838 93.41 −0.64
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 59,397 68.18 +4.32
Labor Sarah Gallard 27,719 31.82 −4.32
Liberal hold Swing +4.32

Elections in the 2000s

2009 by-election

2009 Bradfield by-election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 39,815 56.44 −2.63
Greens Susie Gemmell 17,799 25.23 +13.97
Sex Party Marianne Leishman 2,229 3.16 +3.16
Democratic Labour Simon McCaffrey 1,533 2.17 +2.17
Independent Simon Kelly 1,359 1.93 +1.93
  Independent Climate Sceptics Bill Koutalianos 1,191 1.69 +1.69
Christian Democrats James Whitehall 1,054 1.49 §
Nuclear Energy Goronwy Price 758 1.07 +1.07
Climate Change Deborah Burt 686 0.97 +0.97
Independent Brian Buckley 618 0.88 +0.88
Liberal Democrats Lucy Gabb 589 0.83 +0.83
Independent Philip Dowling 555 0.79 +0.79
One Nation Victor Waterson 449 0.64 +0.64
Independent Peter Hanrahan 443 0.63 +0.63
Christian Democrats Esther Heng 362 0.51 §
Christian Democrats Andrew Hestelow 285 0.40 §
Christian Democrats Leighton Thew 187 0.27 §
Christian Democrats Jodi Luke 170 0.24 §
Christian Democrats Robyn Peebles 162 0.23 §
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 147 0.21 §
Christian Democrats David Pix 100 0.14 §
Christian Democrats Joseph Pender 57 0.08 §
Total formal votes 70,548 91.00 −5.01
Informal votes 6,976 9.00 +5.01
Turnout 77,524 81.51 −12.52
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 45,725 64.81 +1.36
Greens Susie Gemmell 24,823 35.19 +35.19
Liberal hold Swing N/A

§ The combined Christian Democrats vote was 3.58 percent, an increase of 1.84 percentage points.

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Bradfield [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 49,817 59.07 −3.41
Labor Victoria Brookman 22,509 26.69 +5.11
Greens Susie Gemmell 9,495 11.26 +0.01
Christian Democrats Witold Wiszniewski 1,466 1.74 +1.45
Family First James Turnbull 759 0.90 −0.88
Citizens Electoral Council Robert H. Butler 285 0.34 +0.34
Total formal votes 84,331 96.01 +0.53
Informal votes 3,501 3.99 −0.53
Turnout 87,832 94.04 −0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 53,512 63.45 −4.10
Labor Victoria Brookman 30,819 36.55 +4.10
Liberal hold Swing −4.10

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Bradfield [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 51,356 63.58 −1.02
Labor Neil Neelam 16,735 20.72 +1.71
Greens Robert H Goodwill 9,249 11.45 +4.76
Democrats Jeannette Tsoulos 1,971 2.44 −4.24
Family First Sarah Montgomery 1,459 1.81 +1.81
Total formal votes 80,770 95.65 −0.59
Informal votes 3,675 4.35 +0.59
Turnout 84,445 93.81 −0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 55,336 68.51 −2.65
Labor Neil Neelam 25,434 31.49 +2.65
Liberal hold Swing −2.65

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Bradfield [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 52,628 64.60 +2.00
Labor Kathie Blunt 15,489 19.01 −1.01
Greens David Bell 5,451 6.69 +3.56
Democrats Peter Byrne 5,443 6.68 −0.99
One Nation John Webeck 1,247 1.53 −2.05
Christian Democrats Witold Wiszniewski 1,204 1.48 −0.04
Total formal votes 81,462 96.24 −0.81
Informal votes 3,179 3.76 +0.81
Turnout 84,641 94.46
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 57,969 71.16 −0.13
Labor Kathie Blunt 23,493 28.84 +0.13
Liberal hold Swing −0.13

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Bradfield [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 47,725 64.37 −0.38
Labor Nadesu Kailainathan 13,937 18.80 +2.99
Democrats Carmel Morris 5,791 7.81 −1.46
One Nation Robert Webeck 2,832 3.82 +3.82
Greens Marc Allen 2,218 2.99 −0.47
Christian Democrats Margaret Ratcliffe 1,228 1.66 −0.10
Natural Law Alexandra Kiely 412 0.56 +0.27
Total formal votes 74,143 97.15 +0.08
Informal votes 2,175 2.85 −0.08
Turnout 76,318 94.61 −1.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 54,276 73.20 −2.56
Labor Nadesu Kailainathan 19,867 26.80 +2.56
Liberal hold Swing −2.56

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Bradfield [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 48,260 64.75 −5.02
Labor Alex Kemeny 11,779 15.80 −6.56
Democrats Ann Barry 6,908 9.27 +2.99
Greens Richard Wright 2,577 3.46 +3.46
Against Further Immigration Len Watkins 2,571 3.45 +3.45
Call to Australia Margaret Ratcliffe 1,307 1.75 +1.75
Independent Patrick Gallagher 918 1.23 +1.23
Natural Law Mark Toomey 216 0.29 −1.30
Total formal votes 74,536 97.07 −0.38
Informal votes 2,252 2.93 +0.38
Turnout 76,788 96.45 +0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 55,986 75.77 +2.72
Labor Alex Kemeny 17,908 24.23 −2.72
Liberal hold Swing −2.72

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Bradfield [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 51,822 69.77 +6.56
Labor Simon Jeans 16,610 22.36 +6.08
Democrats Bob Springett 4,665 6.28 −6.03
Natural Law Mark Courtney-Holland 1,180 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 74,277 97.45 −0.53
Informal votes 1,943 2.55 +0.53
Turnout 76,220 96.25
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 54,247 73.04 +0.45
Labor Simon Jeans 20,020 26.96 −0.45
Liberal hold Swing +0.45

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Bradfield [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 41,250 63.6 −8.0
Labor Adam McCarthy 11,898 18.3 −1.1
Democrats Henry Long 7,496 11.6 +2.6
Nuclear Disarmament Giovanna Trenoweth 1,811 2.8 +2.8
Independent Anthony Hardwick 1,483 2.3 +2.3
Independent Alan Jacobs 957 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 64,895 97.9
Informal votes 1,376 2.1
Turnout 66,271 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 46,796 72.3 −3.8
Labor Adam McCarthy 17,913 27.7 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Bradfield [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 45,630 71.6 +0.1
Labor Michael Fry 12,359 19.4 −1.3
Democrats Fiona Richardson 5,745 9.0 +1.2
Total formal votes 63,734 97.2
Informal votes 1,864 2.8
Turnout 65,598 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 48,495 76.1 +0.6
Labor Michael Fry 15,236 23.9 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Bradfield [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 44,901 71.5 −2.9
Labor Matthew Strassberg 12,991 20.7 +1.9
Democrats Emma Veitch 4,864 7.8 +1.0
Total formal votes 62,756 96.5
Informal votes 2,271 3.5
Turnout 65,027 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 47,333 75.5 −1.6
Labor Matthew Strassberg 15,401 24.5 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Bradfield [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 49,566 72.1 −3.0
Labor Peter Donovan 14,535 21.1 +3.5
Democrats Anthony Dunne 4,674 6.8 −0.5
Total formal votes 68,775 98.6
Informal votes 988 1.4
Turnout 69,763 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 51,367 74.69 −3.41
Labor Peter Donovan 17,408 25.31 +3.41
Liberal hold Swing −3.41

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Bradfield [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 51,354 75.1 +2.5
Labor Keith McKeen 12,018 17.6 +3.4
Democrats Ilse Robey 5,018 7.3 −3.6
Total formal votes 68,390 98.5
Informal votes 1,042 1.5
Turnout 69,432 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 78.1 −1.6
Labor Keith McKeen 21.9 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Bradfield [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 49,052 72.6 −5.8
Labor Pauline Kibble 9,578 14.2 −3.5
Democrats Donald Marrable 7,378 10.9 +10.9
Progress Christopher Brown 1,518 2.2 −1.7
Total formal votes 67,526 98.7
Informal votes 913 1.3
Turnout 68,439 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 79.7 −1.0
Labor Pauline Kibble 30.3 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing −1.0

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bradfield [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 53,135 77.9 +5.6
Labor John Carmody 12,374 18.2 −5.4
Workers Christopher Brown 2,662 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 68,171 98.9
Informal votes 730 1.1
Turnout 68,901 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 80.2 +6.3
Labor John Carmody 19.8 −6.3
Liberal hold Swing +6.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Bradfield [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 47,142 72.3 +11.0
Labor Bruce Abrahams 15,391 23.6 +0.9
Australia Colvin Johnston 2,660 4.1 −4.1
Total formal votes 65,193 99.1
Informal votes 619 0.9
Turnout 65,812 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 73.9 +4.6
Labor Bruce Abrahams 26.1 −4.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bradfield [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 36,378 61.3 −1.7
Labor John Pomeroy 13,458 22.7 −0.1
Australia Mavis McMillan 4,876 8.2 +4.0
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 2,412 4.1 −1.6
Independent Helen Berrill 2,251 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 59,375 99.0
Informal votes 607 1.0
Turnout 59,982 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 69.3 −2.1
Labor John Pomeroy 30.7 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bradfield [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 34,184 63.0 −16.3
Labor Keith Crook 12,364 22.8 +8.3
Democratic Labor Anthony Felton 3,085 5.7 −0.5
Independent Betty Loneragan 2,306 4.3 +4.3
Australia Barbara Wilson 2,293 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 54,232 98.6
Informal votes 755 1.4
Turnout 54,987 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 71.4 −12.9
Labor Keith Crook 28.6 +12.9
Liberal hold Swing −12.9

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Bradfield [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 44,317 78.4 +0.4
Labor William Bramwell 8,698 15.4 −0.6
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 3,533 6.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 56,548 97.9
Informal votes 1,191 2.1
Turnout 57,739 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 83.4 +1.4
Labor William Bramwell 16.6 −1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bradfield [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 41,831 78.0 +6.6
Labor Lawrence McCulloch 8,575 16.0 −4.8
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,245 6.0 −1.8
Total formal votes 53,651 98.9
Informal votes 601 1.1
Turnout 54,252 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 82.0 +5.2
Labor Lawrence McCulloch 18.0 −5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Bradfield [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 36,166 71.4 −4.3
Labor Percy Staines 10,545 20.8 +4.6
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,946 7.8 −0.3
Total formal votes 50,657 98.2
Informal votes 946 1.8
Turnout 51,603 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 76.8 −4.6
Labor Percy Staines 23.2 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Bradfield [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 34,363 75.7 −24.3
Labor Percy Staines 7,338 16.2 +16.2
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,677 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 45,378 97.8
Informal votes 1,035 2.2
Turnout 46,413 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 81.4 −18.6
Labor Percy Staines 18.6 +18.6
Liberal hold Swing −18.6

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bradfield [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Bradfield [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

1952 by-election

1952 Bradfield by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 22,912 57.0 −21.7
Independent Martin Hardie 15,336 38.2 +38.2
Independent Labor John Smith 1,070 2.7 +2.7
Independent Colin Potts 569 1.4 +1.4
Independent Edward Wright 225 0.6 +0.6
Independent Samuel Simons 84 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 40,196 98.1
Informal votes 784 1.9
Turnout 40,980 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 58.4 −20.3
Independent Martin Hardie 41.6 +41.6
Liberal hold Swing −20.3

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bradfield [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 32,469 78.7 +7.3
Labor Hugh Milne 8,784 21.3 −0.4
Total formal votes 41,253 98.2
Informal votes 762 1.8
Turnout 42,015 95.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Bradfield [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 28,428 71.4 −3.8
Labor Ken Gee 8,645 21.7 −3.0
Independent Edward Price 2,764 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 39,837 98.2
Informal votes 722 1.8
Turnout 40,559 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Hughes 74.9 −0.3
Labor Ken Gee 25.1 +0.3
Liberal notional hold Swing −0.3

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